NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has often attacked the Narendra Modi government for favouring businessmen Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, on Monday referred to them as “A1” and “A2” after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla objected to naming individuals who are not part of the House in Parliament.
During his address in the Lok Sabha, Rahul claimed that Adani and Ambani have a monopoly over all the money in India and asked the Speaker how to indicate them without using their names when Birla repeatedly stopped him from doing so.
“Two industrialists are controlling the country… If I cannot take their names in the House, then I will have to say something, I will just say A1 and A2,” leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi said.
“I will call Adani and Ambani A1 and A2 in Lok Sabha, this is acceptable, right?” he added.
The Congress leader also took a jibe at Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju when he stood up to intervene.
“Union minister Kiren Rijiju is defending A1 and A2, he will do it because he is compelled to do so. He has orders from the top,” Rahul said.
In his speech, Rahul Gandhi used the analogy of Mahabharata’s ‘chakravyuha’ to target the BJP-led NDA government, saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country.
The Congress leader used Chakravyuha’s lotus analogy to target the government saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country. Citing Mahabharata’s chakravyuha that killed young warrior Abhimanyu on the battlefield, Rahul said there were six people at the centre of the trap — Dronacharya, Karna, Kripacharya, Kritavarma, Ashwathama, and Shakuni.
The remark led to an uproar by the NDA MPs and an intervention from Speaker Om Birla. In response, Rahul offered to remove the names of the NSA and the two industrialists from his list if required.
During his address in the Lok Sabha, Rahul claimed that Adani and Ambani have a monopoly over all the money in India and asked the Speaker how to indicate them without using their names when Birla repeatedly stopped him from doing so.
“Two industrialists are controlling the country… If I cannot take their names in the House, then I will have to say something, I will just say A1 and A2,” leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi said.
“I will call Adani and Ambani A1 and A2 in Lok Sabha, this is acceptable, right?” he added.
The Congress leader also took a jibe at Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju when he stood up to intervene.
“Union minister Kiren Rijiju is defending A1 and A2, he will do it because he is compelled to do so. He has orders from the top,” Rahul said.
In his speech, Rahul Gandhi used the analogy of Mahabharata’s ‘chakravyuha’ to target the BJP-led NDA government, saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country.
The Congress leader used Chakravyuha’s lotus analogy to target the government saying it has created an “atmosphere of fear” in the country. Citing Mahabharata’s chakravyuha that killed young warrior Abhimanyu on the battlefield, Rahul said there were six people at the centre of the trap — Dronacharya, Karna, Kripacharya, Kritavarma, Ashwathama, and Shakuni.
The remark led to an uproar by the NDA MPs and an intervention from Speaker Om Birla. In response, Rahul offered to remove the names of the NSA and the two industrialists from his list if required.